Hacking medical devices is far too easy, they are FDA regulated, so there is not much you can do there, but an MRI machine with Windows 2000 SP1, quad CPU and a TB of storage, and a 1 GB link, makes the best video storage system ever. You would need more than Security Engineers at medical device manufacturers, you need them at the FDA as well.
I think the fall out will lead to questioning the banking industry in total. With the lockout that some startups have had in getting their money out of the banks (reported last week), this will not only influence startups, but the VC's and angel funds as well. The increase in credit card business rates to 29.99% (Capital One business card fine print), along with the quickly unraveling housing market and pressure on oil prices, this will be an interesting ride because people are going to be distracted by the "crisis".
This leaves startups not just looking for money, but trying to gain attention to their products/services as well as the threat of their banks locking money so that they can not pay bills or payroll.
It is a very interesting situation, the more money gets locked, including VC/Angel money, the harder time startups are going to have.
The positive side of this, social networking is going to boom if a pile of unemployed people start using facebook and linked in to help them find jobs. Talk about getting support from your friends.
I have found that if you google search for the domain, you stand a much better chance of actually getting it than using any of the domain registrars domain search. You can go days without purchasing it using google to see if the domain exists, or is available. Every time I have used the registrar, I have to be ready to commit to the domain now, and sometimes that is just not possible. Hope this helps folks in the future.
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Hacking medical devices
Hacking medical devices is far too easy, they are FDA regulated, so there is not much you can do there, but an MRI machine with Windows 2000 SP1, quad CPU and a TB of storage, and a 1 GB link, makes the best video storage system ever. You would need more than Security Engineers at medical device manufacturers, you need them at the FDA as well.
Re: Re: Impact on Techs
Depends on how the bank locks the money, and if the startup, vc,gp, angel fund can actually get to the money they have in the banking system.
Bear Stearns
I think the fall out will lead to questioning the banking industry in total. With the lockout that some startups have had in getting their money out of the banks (reported last week), this will not only influence startups, but the VC's and angel funds as well. The increase in credit card business rates to 29.99% (Capital One business card fine print), along with the quickly unraveling housing market and pressure on oil prices, this will be an interesting ride because people are going to be distracted by the "crisis".
This leaves startups not just looking for money, but trying to gain attention to their products/services as well as the threat of their banks locking money so that they can not pay bills or payroll.
It is a very interesting situation, the more money gets locked, including VC/Angel money, the harder time startups are going to have.
The positive side of this, social networking is going to boom if a pile of unemployed people start using facebook and linked in to help them find jobs. Talk about getting support from your friends.
My 2 cents.
Better way to search for domains
I have found that if you google search for the domain, you stand a much better chance of actually getting it than using any of the domain registrars domain search. You can go days without purchasing it using google to see if the domain exists, or is available. Every time I have used the registrar, I have to be ready to commit to the domain now, and sometimes that is just not possible. Hope this helps folks in the future.